Easter eggs

In Europa Universalis III a number of easter eggs and pop culture references can be found, put in either as amusement for the staff of Paradox Interactive or of their players. Several can be found in the game and its expansions, including:

The leader and monarch names for Gotland include the names of some Paradox employees, as well as Björk's. Their ship names also contain several puns, including Stor Blå Blob (Big Blue Blob in Swedish), Komet Siktad (Comet Sighted) and My Heir is Dead.